Beschrijving
[cf. 403 (Anderson: weitverbreitete Nebenform von 403. Hauptmerkmal: die zurückgekauften Augen)]. A girl is kind to snake and receives gift of dropping gold from her fingers when she washes her hands. Her father tells the king, who demands to see her. Her wicked godmother and daughter accompany her. En route they take her eyes out and throw her overboard. She is picked up by a kind fisherman. The godmother substitutes the daughter as bride to the king. A fisherman cares for the girl and becomes rich with gold from her hands. The snake seizes the fisherman's boy and commands the fisherman to take the son's eyes and give them to the girl. The girl dresses in beautiful clothes and goes to king's court. She is recognized by king when she washes her hands. He marries her and burns the old woman and her daughter. The snake is the girl's guardian angel and returns to Heaven (cf. Type 506). The fisherman's son recovers sight.
Subgenre
sprookje